15 Heroines
15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid
Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.
54% Acrylic
1f 2mA short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.
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By Imad Farajin Translated by Hassan Abdulrazzak1f 4mA play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.
Abigail
By Fiona Doyle1f 1mA man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.
About a Goth
By Tom Wells1m (age 17)A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.
Published in volume Me, As A PenguinActing Leader
2fA short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.
Acts
1f 2mA short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.
Published in volume Family: three playsAlbertine in Five Times
6fA simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.
Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other playsAll On Her Own
1fA powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.
Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her OwnAlmost Nothing
By Marcos Barbosa Translated by Mark O'Thomas2f 2mAn unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.
Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the TableAloe Aloe
6f 6mA provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.
Published in volume Mr IncredibleAmongst the Reeds
2fTwo friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.
Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
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